The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
MARRIED BY THE GOVERNOR.
A Runaway Match of jew And Gentle II
Columbia


A Runaway Match of jew And Gentle In
COLUMBIA, September 6.-There is not
usually much romance in Columbia's
business circles, but there was crowded
into one episode to day enough of this
salt of life to make amend for all past
deficiencies in our commercial world.
Mr.. 81. A. Harth is young man of Lex
ington raising, who has lived in Colum-
bia for number of years. He accumu-
lated competency of six or eight thous'
and dollars by merchandising on Market
street. For some time past he has been
engaged in making loans at very snug
rates of interest. No one would suspect
him of The tendencies of Romeo. Miss
Rachael David is a pretty young lady Of
Israelite faith, whose family have been
and at present are engage in the clothing
business on Market street. Mr.. Harth
has been the friend of Mr.. Aaron David,
the young lady's brother. He has been
often in his store, and of course became
acquaitted with his sister.
at O'Clock this afternoon represen.
tarive of the Ne,0s and Courier happened
most opportunely to be in the Executive
Mansion. Governor Richardson sat on
the porch with an expecsant expression
upon his benign face. as the city bell
struck the hour closed carriage drew
up at the eastern gate of the grounds,
and three persons, emerging from it,
advanced slowly up the walk to the
Mansion. The Governor advanced and
greeted them at the door. They were
Mr.. 81. A. Harth, Mrs. Meetze, Mr..
Harth's sister, and Miss Rachael David.
Entering the drawing. room of the Man.
sion, the party were introduced to Mrs.
Richardson ani Judge 4lndrew Crawford,
who, like the representative of the Neacs
and Courier, had happened few minutes
before, to be in the drawing.room. Gov
ernor Richardson, with significant look
remarked to Mr.. Harth that the business
before them. had better be dispatched.
BE placed Mr.. Harth and Miss David in
position and taking small Episcopal
Prayer.book stood with his back to an
east window of the room. The Governor
had constructed from the materials in
the prayer book matrimonial service
which was short, sharp and decisive. Tt
only took five minutes for Hampton An.
derson Harth and Rachael David to make
their vows and be declared by the Chief
Magistrate of South Carolina man and
wife.
Every one who has heard the Cover.
nor's vibrant and impressive voice will
know that he united his first couple in a
manner be6tting bishop. At the con-
clusion of the ceremony, his Excellency
led the way to the dinning.room, where
the hospitality Of the mansion was sus'
tained by rejection of cake and wine.
The health of the newly married couple
was drunk by the company and some
time was spent around the board. Mr..
and Mrs. Harth left in time to take the
o'clock train for Augusta, Mr.. Harth
proposing to journey to Knoxville, where
he will establish himself in the insurance
business.
1t may interest the ladies to know that
the exigencies of the occasion compelled
Mr.. Harth to wear a business suit, while
the bride had to content herself with an
aline silk, trimmed with velvet of the
same color, and a.seal brown bonnet and
plume. Mr.. Harth, who had been terri.
bly, nervous, was, after the ceremony,
ecststically happy. Mrs. Harth bore her
enjoyment with less of outward NANTES.
tation.
The marriage came about in this way :
Owing to the manifest aversion of Miss
David's family to her marrying Chris
tian, the lovers arranged for civil
marriage and fight. The Governor was
requested to perform the ceremony.
d,
Before consenting to do 80 he satisfied
himself that the parties were of age and
that there were various precedents for
his action. Time and place being deter.
mined, Miss David left her home and
proceeded to distant quarter of the city,
where she met Mr.. Harth and his sister
in the closed carriage. Entering it she
was driven with them to the Executive
Mansion.
1t became the unpleasant task of the
Ne,us and Courier's representative to ap.
prise the family of the bride of her elope.
ment. Desiring to ascertain all the facts,
and supposing that of course the family
had heard of the affair, he visited the
residence of the Davids after 9 o'clock to.
night, and sought information as to the
preliminary movents of the parties. The
brid's mother demanded and received an
explanation of the course of the inquiries.
She and her younger daughters were ter
ribly distressed. They had not had
suspicion of the truth. Miss David left
her home before o'clock to-day, telling
her sister that she was going to visit her
aunt in a different quarter of the city and
might remain all night. The family at
first would hardly credit the news. 1t
was ascertained that month ago when
Miss Dryid was visiting in Lexington, q
report of her elopement with Mr.. Harth
was circulated. Mr.. Aaron David tele.
graphed her to return home at once,
which she did. Mrs. David said that her
daughter had to her knowledge only met
Mr.. Harth in the store. the elopement
cannot fail to make profound sensation
among the Israelites of Columbia and the